The Department of Children and Families shall include the following information in each document of the department entitled study in support of permanency plan and status report for permanency planning team, except when otherwise directed by the Juvenile Court: (1) A description of any problems or offenses that necessitated the placement of the child with the department; (2) a description of the type and an analysis of the effectiveness of the care, treatment and supervision thatthe department has provided for the child; (3) for each child in substitute care, the current visitation schedule between the child and his or her parents and siblings; (4) a description of every effort taken by the department to reunite the child with a parent or to find a permanent placement for the child, including, where applicable, every effort to assist each parent in remedying factors that contributed to the removal of the child from the home; (5) a proposed timetable for reunification of the child and a parent, a permanent placement if continued substitute care is recommended or a justification of why extended substitute care is necessary; and (6) whether the child has been visited no less frequently than every three months by a state or private agency if the child has been placed in foster care outside this state.
(P.A. 09-194, S. 3; P.A. 16-28, S. 21.)
History: P.A. 16-28 amended Subdiv. (3) by making a technical change.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources
Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families
Section 17a-1. (Formerly Sec. 17-410). - Definitions.
Section 17a-2. (Formerly Sec. 17-411). - Composition of department. Name change.
Section 17a-3a. - Connecticut Juvenile Training School. Department duties.
Section 17a-4a. - Children's Behavioral Health Advisory Committee. Membership. Reports.
Section 17a-5. (Formerly Sec. 17-414). - Appointment of commissioner.
Section 17a-6. (Formerly Sec. 17-415). - Powers and duties of commissioner.
Section 17a-6f. - Software application for computers and mobile devices.
Section 17a-10d. - Youth advisory councils.
Section 17a-15a. - Inclusion of information in documents concerning permanent placement plan.
Section 17a-15d. - Policy re Social Security disability insurance benefit payments.
Section 17a-16a. - School placement for children in out-of-home care. Nexus school districts.
Section 17a-18. (Formerly Sec. 17-422). - Receipt of grants or gifts.
Section 17a-19. (Formerly Sec. 17-422a). - Administration of the parent-child resource system.
Section 17a-22c. - Performance measures for Connecticut Community KidCare. Curricula and training.
Section 17a-22e. - Reports re implementation of Connecticut Community KidCare to General Assembly.
Section 17a-22gg. - Home Visitation Program Consortium.
Section 17a-22h. - Behavioral Health Partnership. Development and implementation.
Section 17a-22hh. - Data repository for emergency mobile psychiatric services personnel.
Section 17a-22ii. - Mental and Behavioral Health Treatment Fund.
Section 17a-22j. - Behavioral Health Partnership Oversight Council. Members. Duties.
Section 17a-22jj. - Social Determinants of Mental Health Fund.
Section 17a-22l. - Consumer and provider appeal procedures.
Section 17a-22m. - Annual evaluation of Behavioral Health Partnership. Report to General Assembly.
Section 17a-23. (Formerly Sec. 17-427). - High Meadows. Function; age limits.
Section 17a-26. (Formerly Sec. 17-430). - Use of federal funds available for services to children.
Section 17a-27a. - Long Lane School Advisory Board established. Composition. Report.
Section 17a-27e. - Connecticut Juvenile Training School. Standards.
Section 17a-30. (Formerly Sec. 17-434). - Regional advisory councils. Appointments and terms.
Section 17a-32. (Formerly Sec. 17-435a). - Names of children's facilities designated.
Section 17a-36. (Formerly Sec. 17-439). - Financial liability for services.
Section 17a-38. (Formerly Sec. 17-441a). - Home-based treatment programs.
Section 17a-42. (Formerly Sec. 17-444). - Photo-listing service established.
Section 17a-43. (Formerly Sec. 17-444a). - Registration with photo-listing service.
Section 17a-45. (Formerly Sec. 17-444c). - Referral to photo-listing service.
Section 17a-46. (Formerly Sec. 17-444d). - Deferral of photo-listing a child.
Section 17a-47. (Formerly Sec. 17-445). - Legal division re child abuse and neglect.
Section 17a-52. - Connecticut Suicide Advisory Board. Composition. Duties.
Section 17a-52a. - Evidence-based youth suicide prevention training program.
Section 17a-53. - Training manual for youth suicide prevention programs.
Section 17a-54. - Parent education and support centers.
Section 17a-54a. - Support for families with children with serious, chronic medical conditions.
Section 17a-55. - Awarding of grants to community service programs based upon effectiveness.
Section 17a-59a. - Definitions. Removal of infant from prospective adoptive parent.
Section 17a-59b. - Removal of infant. Prospective adoptive parent's right to hearing. Regulations.
Section 17a-61. - Public information program.
Section 17a-61a. - Accreditation of Department of Children and Families by Council on Accreditation.
Section 17a-62a. - Homeless youth program.
Section 17a-62b. - Services for homeless children and youth.
Section 17a-64. - Raise the Grade pilot program.
Section 17a-75. (Formerly Sec. 17-205b). - Definitions.
Section 17a-81. (Formerly Sec. 17-205h). - Parental consent necessary for treatment. Exceptions.
Section 17a-82. (Formerly Sec. 17-205i). - Payment of commitment and transportation expenses.